Rusty Edwards
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Rusty Edwards is a hymn
writer who was born in Dixon, Illinois
on January 22, 1955. He has been an ordained minister for over 25 years, and is currently the Senior Pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Marietta, Georgia
(a suburb of Atlanta).He and his wife Lori have been married for 30 years, and have two sons, Benjamin and Ian.
Over two dozen of his hymns have been published in 70 books used by 36 denominations in Australia,Canada,China, England, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, and the USA. He has published five collections of hymns, including THE YES OF THE HEART (with foreword by Chick Corea
), GRATEFUL PRAISE, AS SUNSHINE TO A GARDEN, and EACH BREATH EVERY HEARTBEAT (Abingdon Nashville)and BIDDEN, UNBIDDEN (Abingdon Press) . His sixth book will be entitled HOLY, WHOLLY HOLY, with co-writers Debra von Fischer Samuelson, Miriam Samuelson, and Christine R. Miller. Dave Brubeck wrote a tune for his song "As the Moon is to the Sun" which is included in the 2008 book, "DAVE BRUBECK AT THE PIANO." His best known songs so far are: We All are one in Mission, Praise the One who Breaks the Darkness, Now it is Evening, To a Maid Engaged to Joseph, Each Breath, Every Heartbeat, and Let the Children Join Our Dancing. He is an honorary citizen of Austin, Texas and a Kentucky Colonel. On January 22, 2009, the City of Tyler, Texas held a "Rusty Edwards Hymn Writer Day." He was 2009 Visiting Fellow at Yale University Institute of Sacred Music.
Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...
writer who was born in Dixon, Illinois
Dixon, Illinois
Dixon is a city in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,733 as of the 2010 census, down from 15,941 at the 2000 census. Named for its founder, John Dixon , it is the county seat of Lee County. Located on the Rock River, Dixon was the boyhood home of former U.S...
on January 22, 1955. He has been an ordained minister for over 25 years, and is currently the Senior Pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Marietta, Georgia
Marietta, Georgia
Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
(a suburb of Atlanta).He and his wife Lori have been married for 30 years, and have two sons, Benjamin and Ian.
Over two dozen of his hymns have been published in 70 books used by 36 denominations in Australia,Canada,China, England, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, and the USA. He has published five collections of hymns, including THE YES OF THE HEART (with foreword by Chick Corea
Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever...
), GRATEFUL PRAISE, AS SUNSHINE TO A GARDEN, and EACH BREATH EVERY HEARTBEAT (Abingdon Nashville)and BIDDEN, UNBIDDEN (Abingdon Press) . His sixth book will be entitled HOLY, WHOLLY HOLY, with co-writers Debra von Fischer Samuelson, Miriam Samuelson, and Christine R. Miller. Dave Brubeck wrote a tune for his song "As the Moon is to the Sun" which is included in the 2008 book, "DAVE BRUBECK AT THE PIANO." His best known songs so far are: We All are one in Mission, Praise the One who Breaks the Darkness, Now it is Evening, To a Maid Engaged to Joseph, Each Breath, Every Heartbeat, and Let the Children Join Our Dancing. He is an honorary citizen of Austin, Texas and a Kentucky Colonel. On January 22, 2009, the City of Tyler, Texas held a "Rusty Edwards Hymn Writer Day." He was 2009 Visiting Fellow at Yale University Institute of Sacred Music.